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European Journal of Protistology
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European Journal of Protistology

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 275 9 9 4

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Number of Best Scientists*: 75
Documents by Best Scientists*: 122
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 57
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.386
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Protistology?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Zoology, Anatomy, Ciliate, Ecology and Botany. While Zoology is the focus of European Journal of Protistology, it also provided insights into the studies of Phylogenetics, Protozoa and Phylogenetic tree. Phylogenetics research discussed connects with the study of Evolutionary biology.

The journal covers Protozoa research under the subject of Microbiology. The journal links adjacent topics like Phylogenetic tree with Ribosomal RNA. The journal features studies on Anatomy, including topics such as Ultrastructure.

Aside from discussions in Ultrastructure, it also deals with the subject of Cell biology which intersects with Cell division disciplines. Macronucleus is a focus of the Ciliate works in European Journal of Protistology. Testate amoebae and Biodiversity are among the concentrations of Ecology that garnered much attention in it.

  • Zoology (20.73%)
  • Anatomy (19.15%)
  • Ciliate (18.08%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Basic light and scanning electron microscopic methods for taxonomic studies of ciliated protozoa (404 citations)
  • Nosema ceranae n. sp. (Microspora, Nosematidae), morphological and molecular characterization of a microsporidian parasite of the Asian honey bee Apis cerana (Hymenoptera, Apidae) (361 citations)
  • Ecology of the marine protists, the Labyrinthulomycetes (Thraustochytrids and Labyrinthulids) (245 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Protistology:

The journal articles aim to foster the development of research in Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Phylogenetics and Ciliate. While the published papers focused on Ecology, they were also able to explore topics like Protist and Protozoa. The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Zoology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Ultrastructure, Monophyly and Taxon.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

European Journal of Protistology facilitates discussions on Genus, Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetics, Zoology and Evolutionary biology. The journal focuses on Genus but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Nomenclature, Homalogastra, Polyphyly, Ciliate and Data sequences. Issues in Phylogenetic tree were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Taxonomy (biology), Campanula, Interspecific competition and Ribosomal RNA.

Topics in Phylogenetics were tackled in line with various other fields like Genetic variation, Hypervariable region and Macronucleus. In European Journal of Protistology, Taxon, Cell morphology, Habitat and Molecular phylogenetics are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Zoology research. Topics in Evolutionary biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Amoebozoa, Ultrastructure, Internal transcribed spacer, 18S ribosomal RNA and Basal body.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Characterization of a new cosmopolitan genus of trypanosomatid parasites, Obscuromonas gen. nov. (Blastocrithidiinae subfam. nov.). (4 citations)
  • Fine-structural characterization and phylogeny of Sphaerodinium (Suessiales, Dinophyceae), with the description of an unusual type of freshwater dinoflagellate cyst. (3 citations)
  • Free-living amoebae and other neglected protistan pathogens: Health emergency signals? (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in European Journal of Protistology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alan Warren (74 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Weibo Song (63 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Wilhelm Foissner (61 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Xiaozhong Hu (43 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in European Journal of Protistology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ocean University of China (112 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Saint Petersburg State University (77 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Salzburg (64 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • King Saud University (62 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Natural History Museum (60 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 6.06% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.87% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 24.19% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.29% of all publications and 30.65% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Free-living amoebae and other neglected protistan pathogens: Health emergency signals?

    Maria Cristina Angelici;Julia Walochnik;Adriana Calderaro;Lynora Saxinger

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Molecular identification and subtyping of Blastocystis sp. in hospital patients in Central China.

    Junqiang Li;Junqiang Li;Haiju Dong;Robiul Karim;Xianli Yang

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Tubastatin A, a deacetylase inhibitor, as a tool to study the division, cell cycle and microtubule cytoskeleton of trypanosomatids.

    Jean de Oliveira Santos;Aline Araujo Zuma;Wanderley de Souza;Maria Cristina M. Motta

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Validation and redescription of Acanthamoeba terricola Pussard, 1964 (Amoebozoa: Acanthamoebidae)

    (2024)
    6 Citations
  • Host-parasite interactions in vector-borne protozoan infections.

    Gad Baneth;Paul A. Bates;Anna Olivieri

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Minimal zoonotic risk of cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis from frogs and reptiles

    (2024)
    4 Citations
  • Three new Prototapirella species, Opisthotrichum janus, and Troglocorys cava add to Entodiniomorphida (Ciliophora, Trichostomatia) diversity in mountain gorillas in Rwanda.

    Akira Ito;Winnie Eckardt;Tara S. Stoinski;Thomas R. Gillespie

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • A chicken embryo model for the maintenance and amplification of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium baileyi oocysts.

    Nikola Holubová;Bohumil Sak;Tereza Schulzová;Roman Konečný

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Description of eight Triplumaria species (Ciliophora, Entodiniomorphida) found in Asian elephants.

    (2022)
    1 Citations

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